Mohamed Ahmed

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Hubaal, Somaliland's critical and much-beleaguered daily newspaper, is
back on newsstands after a presidential pardon last week. The paper was shuttered
on orders of the attorney general in June without explanation. In April, two
gunmen, subsequently identified by authorities as police officers, raided
the office of Hubaaland attacked
its staff after a series of critical articles accusing the government of
nepotism and misuse of office. Editor Hassan Hussein and Managing Director
Mohamed Ahmed were both convicted
on defamation charges last month and given prison terms. The two journalists were
released on bail and are appealing their convictions.

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New York, January 5, 2012--The Committee to Protect
Journalists calls on authorities in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland
to explain why they have held two journalists without charge since Monday.